Thesaurus results for FOCUSING

focusing 1 of 2

adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

as in concentrating

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

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Recent Examples of focusing

Verb

The inaugural edition took place in India, and selected a crop of businesses focusing on India’s priority health domains like oncology, chronic disease management and preventive care. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Secure-storage laws cut through traditional policy debates by focusing on a straightforward, preventative standard. — Brittany Berlin, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Yet Parsons still won’t be rushed, focusing more on the future than the present. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Although the phonons were observed moving just 250 nanometers in the experiment, this distance is huge for an experiment of this type and is sufficient evidence for phonon focusing, the researchers concluded. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Red flags for the failure question might include focusing primarily on external factors for problems, showing minimal personal accountability, and providing no mention of relationship repair or learning. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes. — U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 Instead, Steller is focusing his marketing on his restaurant and bar in case lawmakers fail to extend the policy. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The same for Ja’Sir Taylor, competing at nickel corner but focusing on special teams, and Brayln Lux, attempting to land a roster spot by making a positive impression behind Jalen Davis in the nickel competition. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

Kopin will benefit from providing companies like these with our displays and optical solutions.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The ytterbium ions provide the optical gain needed for lasing.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

The report said only 14 percent expect greater use of AI shopping assistants to be the biggest behavioral change this season, and most are still concentrating their attention on shipping costs, discounts and operational execution.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Specifically, concentrating the binder near the separator narrowed the pathways for lithium-ion movement.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026
No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026

Definition of riveting

Adjective

Managing eye makeup while dealing with blepharitis requires a balance between aesthetics and ocular health.

— Micaela English, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2026
Similarly, Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and Aldeyra Therapeutics’ reproxalap for ocular disease have each generated substantial concern among patients, clinicians, sponsors, or advocates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of ocular

Adjective

Studies link direct visual contact with blue spaces to lower psychological distress, a benefit not consistently found with green spaces.

— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Maine’s law goes further, prohibiting visual monitoring in employees’ homes or personal vehicles unless that kind of observation is required for the duties of the job, said Edward Halle, a privacy and AI compliance manager.

— Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026